January 9, 2018The Art of the Capstoneby Tony WeaverMy colleague Dr. Caroline Ketcham wrote in a recent blog post that the work of creating effective capstone experiences “does matter and will matter to students, faculty, and institutions that are developing and implementing capstone experiences aimed at transformation and…
October 5, 2017Inspiring Student Ownership of Capstoneby Caroline J. KetchamAs many of us know in higher education, our lens is constantly changing and therefore our work as a teacher-scholar-mentor is also ever evolving. I am in my 11th year of teaching at Elon University. I have taught multiple capstone…
August 7, 2017‘Capstone’ Experience in Higher Educationby Tony Weaver and Caroline Ketchamdefining, characterizing, and assessing as a high impact practice in a multi-institutional research context Capstone experiences are used by institutions and departments across higher education. They are often identified as a high impact culminating experience for student outcomes. But what…